Djibouti: Refugee Teacher Champions Fight Against GBV By Advocating for Girls to Stay in School in Djibouti

“My hope is that all women and girls, especially refugees, have a better and more promising future.”

Tekle Tekie, a 38-year-old Eritrean refugee who has been living in Djibouti’s Ali-Addeh refugee village since 2016.

He has been a teacher since 2000 when he was still in his home country and is now the director of five schools in Ali-Addeh. He is also the community representative for the Eritrean refugees and a member of the refugee village executive committee.

While pondering how he could help…